ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Domestic Violence, Indian Act, Native Earth Performing Arts

• School: UTSG
• Department: Aboriginal Studies
• Course: ABS201Y1
• Professor: Angela Mashford

Document Summary

Circle of life: medicine wheel teachings state that each aspect of life is interconnected and interdependent on the other parts of the life cycle. Families: when we think of family, you think of immediate (family, siblings, at time grandparents). One becomes very linear upon thinking about this topic. In aboriginal peoples communities, older people would often come stay in your house of the week usually during the winter. Visiting to pass around knowledge: no(cid:449), you(cid:374)ge(cid:396)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)e to (cid:448)isit olde(cid:396)s" (cid:449)hile they stay i(cid:374) pla(cid:272)e, the indian act is much like apartheid. Impart knowledge but how: receiving and giving knowledge on a peer to peer value, have similar knowledge because they grew up during the same time, have to be ready and responsible to mentor youth and fellow adults. Women: aboriginal women are the keepers of water they bear life. In some aboriginal communities, elder women hold the power to elect the chief. They make up the grand council of women.